Dragon-Marked War God

They traveled on, crossing mountain after mountain, as Lan Luo and the others headed straight for Zhongsheng Temple.

In order to get news about the monk, Jiang Chen simply went along with Lan Luo and the others. The man in black was not weak, and he kept his eyes on Jiang Chen the whole time, but Jiang Chen paid it no mind. Luckily, he showed no killing intent toward him. Otherwise, Jiang Chen would not have held back. As for Lan Yingjie and Lan Zi, he could not be bothered with them. If Jiang Chen wanted to kill those two, it would take no effort at all. It was not that Jiang Chen could not beat them. He simply disdained to. When your strength reaches a certain level, a natural pity for the weak arises on its own. Every time Jiang Chen looked at them, it was with eyes full of pity.

As for Lan Luo, Jiang Chen had no intention of fighting her to the death either. Now that they had left that place of trouble, the Great Emperor’s Tomb, there was no grudge between the two of them. Lan Luo had even told him the news about the monk on her own initiative. Jiang Chen was not someone who repaid every slight. If others did not offend him, he would not offend them. Of course, if someone did offend him, he would pay them back tenfold or a hundredfold. That too was one of Jiang Chen’s principles.

After traveling for half a year, they finally entered the territory of Zhongsheng Temple. The Western-pole Divine Land was vast and boundless. It was one of the largest divine lands in the entire Divine World, in no way smaller than the Northern Cold Divine Region.

The main power in the Western-pole Divine Land was the Buddhist Realm. The Buddhist Realm was a complex and intricate force, and it was hard to find any great clan in the entire Divine World that could rival it. At the peak of the Buddhist Realm, even in the Central Region Divine Land, there were only two great races that could stand against it.

In the ancient era, after the great war had passed, the Buddhist Realm was completely torn apart. The Buddhist Realm, which had once dominated the Western-pole Divine Land alone, had now been broken into scattered pieces.

But the might of the Western-pole Divine Land was still beyond doubt. Every great temple within it carried an inheritance from the ancient era. They had all evolved from the Buddhist Realm.

Zhongsheng Temple was one of them.

“Less than a hundred thousand miles left. We should be reaching Zhongsheng Temple soon.”

Lan Yingjie said.

“Is Zhongsheng Temple very powerful?”

Lan Zi asked, looking lost.

“I don’t know much about Zhongsheng Temple either. Lan Luo, do you know?”

Lan Yingjie looked at Lan Luo.

“A power like Zhongsheng Temple is different from those small temples. In the Western-pole Divine Land, those that can rank among the top ten are all truly great clans of the Buddhist Realm. These temples have incredibly deep foundations, because when the Buddhist Realm fell apart, the foundations these great temples were built on were beyond what ordinary people could imagine. It’s said that the Buddhas, Venerables and Arhats of that time all attached themselves to these great temples. The disappearance of the Great Thunderclap Temple and the chaos in the Buddhist Realm are closely connected with them. As for the real reason, I’m afraid only the people in the Ten Great Temples know.”

Lan Luo said in a low voice, knitting her delicate brows slightly. That was all she knew.

“The disappearance of the Great Thunderclap Temple was also very much tied to the ancient war back then. But most importantly, a traitor appeared in the Buddhist Realm. Otherwise, someone as powerful as the Buddha could never have fallen so easily. At the height of the Buddhist Realm, in all the world, only the people of the Heaven Realm had what it took to challenge it.”

The young man in black, arms folded across his chest, gazed into the distance and said indifferently.

The Heaven Realm!

It was the first time Jiang Chen had heard this name, and his heart stirred. What kind of place was that?

“The Heaven Realm? Does the legendary Heaven Realm really exist? Hasn’t even the Heaven Clan confirmed that the Heaven Realm doesn’t exist at all? People in the know all say that the Heaven Clan are the descendants of the Heaven Realm, and that the existence of the Heaven Realm has been looked into, and it’s nothing like the legends say.”

Lan Luo said in disbelief.

“What the Heaven Clan says can’t necessarily be fully trusted. Some things aren’t nonexistent, it’s just that their existence isn’t known to people. Even the Buddha could fall, so don’t you think it’s reasonable for the Heaven Realm to exist? Remember, whatever exists has a reason to exist. Just like hundreds of millions of years ago, when certain different species, creatures and experts disappeared in a gap of history. The things we don’t know about don’t mean they never appeared. Among the Eight Great Clans, there have always been rumors about the Heaven Realm. The Heaven Clan denying it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.”

The young man in black said, glancing at Jiang Chen. This guy still looked cold and indifferent, as if he did not care about anything at all, and his strength was the lowest among them. But the young man in black felt there was something different about him. It seemed he should not be that weak.

“If the Heaven Realm is so powerful, why doesn’t the Heaven Clan want to make it public?”

Lan Yingjie frowned, his heart full of doubt. As a member of one of the Eight Great Clans, Lan Yingjie was born with incomparable pride. If the people of the Heaven Clan were stronger than him, it was a fact he would find hard to accept.

“Some things aren’t just what you see on the surface.”

With that, the young man in black turned and left, once again stepping into the void high above.

The Eight Great Clans, the Heaven Realm, the Heaven Clan. These names appeared in Jiang Chen’s mind. The young man in black seemed to have deliberately not avoided him, speaking openly. As for what clan this Lan family belonged to, Jiang Chen did not yet know. But their mysteriousness was even harder to fathom than that of a great power like the Profound Connection Divine Palace.

The Great Thunderclap Temple had long since ceased to exist. But the Buddhas and Venerables of the Great Thunderclap Temple from back then were still alive in this world. It was just that very, very few people truly knew about them. Over hundreds of millions of years, a Buddha emerging into the world or a Venerable making an appearance had been extremely rare events.

Lan Luo glanced at Jiang Chen. At this moment, Jiang Chen still looked calm, as if he were completely at ease, as if he had seen through everything in this world. His calmness, his composure and the indifference he showed toward all things actually made Lan Luo feel that there was a different kind of depth to this guy.

“What’s the plan for this trip to Zhongsheng Temple?”

Jiang Chen looked at Lan Luo. It was the first time he had spoken of his own accord. Lan Luo was a little startled, and a strange sense of delight rose in her heart. She could not say what it was. Perhaps because Jiang Chen had remained silent the whole time, this guy had become even more mysterious.

What Lan Luo did not know was that the Profound Connection Divine Palace had already fallen apart and was no longer the powerful force it had once been.

“There should be a Demon-Slaying Conference. Six of the Ten Great Temples will all be taking part. You can imagine how grand it is. Although they say he is a reincarnated Living Buddha, more people believe he is a Heavenly Demon reborn, because this guy has killed far too many people. That’s why the Ten Great Temples are holding this gathering. Many people are coming for the legendary Reincarnated Living Buddha. Of course, the God Suppressing Monument he has is what many people are really looking for. Besides, the reincarnation of the Living Buddha has given many people a sense of danger, even the Ten Great Temples.”

Lan Luo said solemnly. This mission was extraordinary, even more so than the Great Emperor’s Tomb last time.